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I knew my husband was the one when he would eat with my family, both at restaurants and at my parents' home. He wasn't afraid to try everything, the seafood (fish, octopus, etc.), the pig and chicken feet, ox tongue, and daikon and coconut cakes. He not only tried them all, but liked most of them too. Of course there were a handful other times I knew he was the one but then if I got started on that I would go on all day and never get back on track.

Friends of mine growing up (boyfriends included) would have a difficult time trying foods I loved and ate my whole life, coconut cake was one of them. The texture was what got them, they weren't used to eating gummy spongey cakes. They would relate it to nasty inedible things, and sometimes gagged when trying it the first time. But I hope you won't let such negative opinions sway you from trying this cake. It's a favorite in my family and the best way to eat it is also the easiest, straight from the pan right after its made. It makes me smile when aaron cuts off a chunk and eats it with his fingers, even if it is a little barbaric.

I make this with my daughters all the time. We call this chichi dango. It's Japanse mochi or rather the American/Hawaii version of Japanese mochi. Never made it in this type of pan, always in a glass 9x13. I'll try in a smaller pan and maybe it won't be as dry.